The Official Fuel Prices Thread

This is a discussion on The Official Fuel Prices Thread within The Indian Car Scene, part of the BHP India category; Originally Posted by m8002?
Isnt the dealer commission on volume and not price? My understanding is that its fixed around ...

Now, he sells 5k one day & 5k another day. With rates going down daily, he will be selling it at lower price then what he has purchased for. With rates going down by 25-40p daily (Including Tax), the losses will be

Yes, it is based on volume, but when he buys Petrol & Diesel at Current Price & sells it at lower price, isn't it a loss to him.
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Product sold at lesser price then the purchased Price is always a loss right.

We are talking of daily small changes in price. So the exact opposite will be applicable when the prices go up by 20/30p the next day and he makes "profit". When this up/down behaviour is spread over a period of a month, it should even out. It looks like a profit/loss only when you consider just one day's transaction in isolation.

Now, he sells 5k one day & 5k another day. With rates going down daily, he will be selling it at lower price then what he has purchased for. With rates going down by 25-40p daily (Including Tax), the losses will be